A satellite-borne sensor can view a region at or above the Earth's surface. Except for geosynchronous satellites this region moves relative the the Earth, so that constellations of satellites are generally necessary for continuous coverage. Satellite constellations which minimize the number of satellites required for continuous coverage are derived as a function of the angle subtended at the Earth's center by the coverage of a single satellite. This is done for single and triple continuous coverage of the entire Earth and of the polar regions extending to arbitrary latitude.


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    Title :

    Design of satellite constellations for optimal continuous coverage


    Additional title:

    Satellitenkonstellationen fuer optimale Dauerbedeckung


    Contributors:
    Beste, D.C. (author)


    Publication date :

    1978


    Size :

    8 Seiten, 11 Bilder, 5 Tabellen, 8 Quellen



    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English